Oxford University Press Downloads

St Asaph Toccata was commissioned by Symphony Hall, Birmingham, as part of the Bach to the Future Series. The composer writes: 'The original title for the piece was Toccata Machine as I had an image o...

From the collection As you sing, 'Charm' is a secular concert work by Kerry Andrew which combines folk-influenced motifs with a distinct rhythmic style and some semi-improvised elements (composer's no...

A perennial favourite from Pianoworks: Book 2, this reflective Allegretto by Janet Bullard is in 5/4 time and features changing time signatures, providing ideal material for the developing pianist.

A perennial favourite from Pianoworks: Book 2, this easy piece by Alan Bullard, based on the twelve-bar-blues sequence, evokes the traditional blues style from the 1920s.

A perennial favourite from Pianoworks: Book 2, this easy yet effective arrangement of the popular 'New World' melody captures all the majesty of Dvořák's original. Arranged by Janet & Alan Bullard.

A perennial favourite from Pianoworks: A Night at the Theatre, this easy yet attractive arrangement captures the essence of the bird-catcher's celebrated aria. Arranged by Janet & Alan Bullard.

A perennial favourite from Pianoworks: Popular Styles, this evocative piece uses crossing hands, pedal, and tempo change to mirror the sycamore seed delicately rising and falling in the breeze. Arrang...

A perennial favourite from Pianoworks: Collection 1, this easy yet effective arrangement of one of the most beautiful slow movements captures all the majesty of Mozart's original. Arranged by Janet &...

From the collection Hark, hark, the lark, 'You spotted snakes with double tongue' is a setting by Jussi Chydenius of words from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Scored for unaccompanied upper...

From the collection For Him all Stars, 'We Three Camels' is a lighthearted take on the three wise men's journey to find the Christ child. Composed by David Hamilton to a text by acclaimed author Jane...

From the collection For Him all Stars, 'Into this world, this day did come' is a meditative carol by Howard Skempton, scored for SSA unaccompanied. Featuring a frequently-changing time signature and l...

Originally published in John Gardner Carols, this is an evocative piece setting text from the Book of Matthew. Embelished by a mesmerizing oboe solo, the solemn melodies grow in intensity to a triumph...

Originally published in Jazz in Autumn, this is an energetic original piece with lively melodies and jazzy harmonies, and is sure to get listeners foot-tapping along to the music.

Originally published in Jazz in Autumn, this is a beautiful original waltz with swung quavers and lilting melodies.

From the collection Jazz in Springtime, 'May Song' is an arrangement of a popular folk tune by celebrated jazz pianist Nikki Iles. Introducing folk harmony while preserving the lyricism of the origina...

From the collection Jazz on a Summer's Day, 'Sundown' is a fun, loping jazz waltz. The laid-back swing is perfectly evocative of a summer's day, and makes an engaging addition to the repertoire of int...

This transcription of the Sarabande from the Cello Suite BWV 1008 featuring haunting suspensions was made by Leonard Borwich (1868-1925), who was a pupil of Clara Schumann. Offprinted from OUP's colle...

Bach's tenor aria from Canata No. 4 ('Christ lag in Todes Banden') is reworked and arranged here for piano by Gerald M. Cooper (1892-1947), featuring creative engagement with the original texture. Off...

This mellifluous arrangement of the tenor aria from Cantata No. 85 ('Seht, was die Liebe tut') by Hubert Foss (1899-1953), the first music editor at the Oxford University Press, features a delicate am...

Was Gott thut, das ist wohlgethan' is the finale to the first part of Cantata No. 75 and is transcribed here for piano by Herbert Murrill (1909-1952), who moved in the same musical circles as Britten...

Commonly known as the 'deathbed chorale', the last of Bach's Great Eighteen Chorale Preludes is carefully arranged for piano here by Dorothea Salmon and was first published in 1932. Originally from th...

From the collection The Oxford Book of Ceremonial Music for Organ, Book 2, this arrangement of the overture to Handel's Saul is created by W. T. Best and Robert Gower. Suitable for players of intermed...

From the collection The Oxford Book of Ceremonial Music for Organ, Book 2, this joyful piece is evocative of a fanfare, and is suitable for players of intermediate to advanced ability.

From the collection The Oxford Book of Ceremonial Music for Organ, Book 2, this attractive chorale prelude is suitable for players of intermediate to advanced ability.

From the collection The Oxford Book of Ceremonial Music for Organ, Book 2, this theatrical piece was arranged for organ by the composer, from his orchestral score for the music-drama Gold. Suitable fo...